Mennonites

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1. A Protestant denomination, founded in the early days of the Reformation, whose members believe in living with great simplicity and who refuse to hold public office or to serve in the military. Some are as strict as the Amish in rejecting modern conveniences, such as automobiles and radios. There are numerous Mennonite communities in Pennsylvania and the Middle West.

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One of the film’s gently witty touches is that, after the collapse of electricity-dependent technology, the Mennonites would hardly have to change their ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Recent outbreaks have taken root in places where vaccine hesitancy is common, including among Mennonites in Texas and evangelical Slavs in South Carolina.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Another reason Mennonites may seek to avoid authorities is that some live in the U.S. illegally, having immigrated to Texas from Canada, Mexico, and Bolivia in waves over the past 50 years.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025

Egon Neufeld's grandfather is one of the Mennonites who settled in the Chaco in 1930, escaping persecution in Ukraine.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023

It is somewhat difficult to analyze the intricate windings and entanglements of doctrinal and practical belief in custom among the Mennonites, Amish and Dunkers.

From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson